The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 24, 1925, Page 3

seerTeet « Serfal;ntere Copenhagen and to the Boston School of Social | tion will be decided. WORKERS PARTY ASKS FOR UNITY ~ FOR EDUCATION Proletarian Schools for the Class Straggle (Continued from page 1) servants of the employing class of this country and are instruments for turning the workers into robots, into helpless tools at the beck and call of the industrial lords of present day society. Workers’ education faces this in- escapable fact at the very outset. Workers’ education has for its pur- pose the awakening of labor to the consciousness that as a class of wage earners, it is doomed as long as capi talism exists, to labor under its yoke for a mere pittance. Workers’ education must lead, the workers to an understanding of the mature of the system under which la- bor works, so as to conduct a more intelligent and a more aggressive struggle against the ever-increasing capitalist oppressions with a view to their complete Ifberation from such conditions. ‘ Workers’ education must teach the workers the necessity of following in- dependent political action, ‘Workers’ education must expose the institutions of capitalism, intellectual as well as political as agencies for the suppression of discontent and the per petuation of the power of the capital- ist class. What Polley Has the W. E. B, Been Pursuing. The W. B. B. is entirely failing : meet these fundamental requirements of workers’ education. In its present policy and under its present leader ship, the W. E, B, is only another in- strument to suppress any idea that the position of workers rises or falls as a class; it systematically minimiz- es, ignores or completely denies the existence of the class struggle; it has pursued a policy of edticating the workers to a policy of class collabora- tion with the ° capitalists, a policy “which can lead only to the liquidation of the labor movement; this concep- tion and policy results logically to the suppression of any militancy in the |: bor movement. An examination of the activities of the executive of the W. E. B, fails to show any realization of the fact that the capitalists are growing more pow- r and are com- bining to an ever greater extent for the suppression of the labor move- ment, They closed their eyes to the fact that American capitalists are monopolizing not only the eeonomic resources of America, but are etretch- ing out for economic supremacy over the entire world. The leadership of the W. B. B. ig- nores the menace to the life and fu- ture of the working class that lies in the imperialist -war-breeding policy of American capital. The W. E. B. leadership has failed to teach labor the necessity of unity against this menace to its welfare. The literature issued by the W. E. B. tends both in point of view and selection of subject to support the program of feeble reformism and col- laboration with the employers under the guise of impartiality. It in many cases assumes a definitely capitalist viewpoint. Reactionary Leadership of W. E. B. This policy of cation is pursued by the W. E. B, today, because its leadership is in the hands of the most reactionary group of the labor move- ment of this country, who pursue in the field of education the same path that they have taken in the field of trade unionism. On the trade union field the Matthew Wolls, Perkin: Greens, follow the reactionary policy of Gompers, eschew any militant class policy and help the capitalists to chain labor firmly to the wheels of exploitation. These reactionary offi- cials have entered the field of edu- cation with the sole purpose of snuf- fing out any spark of class conscious- ness which the growing oppression of the present system makes inevitable and thus they make of workers’ edu- cation a spiritual bulwark of capital- ist reaction as well as an adjunct to maintain their policy of rule or ruin in the trade union. These labor bureaucrats have enter- ed into the agreement to sponsor the W. E. B, at the price of the complete subjection of the W. ©. B. to their re- actionary policies. These officials saw that the existence of an organized workers’ eduvational movement might lead to the dissemination of ideas more in harmony with ‘the interests of the working class; that it might <urthermore lead to the creation of of groups of trained workers who chal- lenge their stagnant and oppréssive leadership in the labor movement and made speed to get this movement safely into their hands. ‘ Polioy of Exclusion. In the course of the establishment of their control the bureaucratic offi- cials excluded such large bodies of labor as the Amalgamated Clothing Workers. They eliminated the mildly radical Rand school, ‘They denied the ation to the militant Workers’ Stucations! Assdblation of Detroit ANOL Dib e Science’ atid upon the eve of the con- vention, refused affiliation to the Workers’ School which for the past two yearsyhas been conducting a true working. clags education with a stu- dent body: numbering several hundred. In its-efforts to make the W. E. B. aboslutely, air tight against any ideas of real »working class struggle, it is not difficult. to predict that these re- actionaries, will not stop here, but will procéed to complete elimination of alf forces in any leading capacity who are not part of the official A. F. of L. bureaucrati¢ machine. Tho prating of freedom of thought these reactionaries will go even. fur- ther and will apply their policy of elimination even to the student body in the exclusion of students from the schools who show the least signs of militancy, following out in education that policy of expulsion that they have applied to the most active and devoted trade union members. The Bankruptcy of Socialists and Liberals. The Workers Party must also call to the attention of the workers to other groups participating in some position of leadership whose policies have contributed to the false pro- gram of education conducted by the W. E. B. to date. These groups con- sist of liberals, socialists and intel- lectuals. As a whole these groups have uncritically accepted the policies and leadership of the reactionaries. The socialists have abandoned en- Danish Unions Ready for Transport Strike to. Combat Lockout (Special to/The Daily Worker) COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 22. —Labor conflicts in Denmark are be- coming serious. The negotiations be- gun before Haster ended Sunday with refusal of the unskilled laborers to pt the findings of the govern- ment arbitrators. This means that the organization of employers who postponed several lockouts in other trades will now make those lockouts effective. ’ The union of unskilled workers threatens to carry out several serious striki It is connected with both the Scandinavian Transport Union and the International Union of Unskilled Labor in Amsterdam, The Danish union will ask for the support of these organizations and it is probable that henceforth Danish ships will be boycotted in foreign h bors. Such a situation would paral: Danish exports to England, g The Scandinavian Transport U; is to hold a meeting this wee! at which the future ac- tirely their original socialist position on workers’ education, as education for the class struggle which even their European comrades still cling to verb- ally and have passed over entirely in- to the camp of yellow labor leaders or the futile bourgeois phrasemongers. They are ready to accept any program of workers’ education provided it does not lead to the promotion of more aggressive class struggle. The liberals and reformers, irre- spective of their protestations of free- dom of thought, etc., serve as a help- ing mate to the reactionary leaders and themselves disseminate an ideol- ogy which serves for the perpetuation of the oppressive capitalist system. Among the intellectuals there are some who realize full well the hope- less future of the workers’ education in the hands of the present reaction- ary leadership, but these take no steps whatever to combat the false policies of such leadership. These intellectuals who have in many cases entered into labor educa- tion in order to avoid open spiritual degradation, which capitalist policies demand of them in the capitalist edu- cational institutions, but they are in- stead falling into the position of spir- itual servants to these yellow labor lead These intellectuals who have every interest in common with the rank and file of the workers in the labor move- ment, instead of allying themselves with the workers in the class strug- gles and making a clean breach with Soviets Study Sakhalien. HABOROVSK, April 22.—The Asso- ciation for Oriental Studies has charg- ed the member of the Far-Hastern section of the association, who has left for Northern Saghalien, to organ- ize a Saghalien branch of the assoc fation, It is expected that, within a very short time, the Far tern sec- tion will have at its disposal exhaust- ive information covering Saghalien. Postpone Trial of Picket. WASHINGTON, April 22.—Issuance to all members of trade unions in Washington of a ir list” of stor employing union salesmen, is under consideration by Central Labor Union. Trial of the woman picket arrested in front of a clothing store has been postponed, Fascists Slaughter Colonists. ROME, Italy, April 22—Italian troops in Cyrenaica have been slaught ering Mohammedan native tribesmen, using bombing planes to attempt to crush the north African colony into submission, Two hundred and fifty workers have been killed by the fas- cist troops, Let the DAILY WORKER make your arguments every day. Send in a \ Communist Education Kicks This Hound Out. RAPID GAIN IN SOVIET GEORGIA Visits Scene of Comic Opera Revolt MOSCOW, April 22.—Since the ad- journment of the session of the cen- tral executive committee of the U, 8. S. R., recently held at Tiflis, Kal- inin, president of the C. EH. C. of the U. S. 8. R., has been touring different regions of Georgia, visiting numerous towns and villages, in particular some of the vilages where farmers had tak- en part in the menshevist rising of August last In conversation with a Rosta cor- rsepondent, Kalinin, while on his way back to Moscow, remarked that he believed the government of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia had, up to quite recently, paid too lit- tle consideration to the initiative of the broad circles of the Caucasian peasantry, who, stressed the president of the executive, ought to come in for a much larger part in the work of local administration. Then, he said, the authorities must be more careful in regard to the ques- tion of religion. His profound im- pression, however, was—Kalinin concluded—that the present mood and sentiments of the Georgian rural pop- ulation contained all the necessary premises for a successful economic and cultural development. After visiting Soviet Armenia, Dag- estan, North Caucasus and also the oil works of Grozny, the members of the government and of the local cen- tral executive committee of the Union journeyed to Moscow via the Ukrain- ian Soviet Republic. WII THE Y CONDUCTED - BY Thi capitalist and \semi-capitalist ideology and education, have become the allies to the labor ,bureaucrats and are working against the real interests of the workers. ., The Position of the Workers Party. The Workers Party calls upon every honest worker fnterested in real work- ing class edué&tion to adopt an ag- gressive militant policy. It calls upon all those who Tréalize the necessity of uniting labor for more effective strug- gle against domination to organize against the Dregent stagnant leader- ship, and unite’ with the Workers Party for real jworking class educa- tion. be The Workers Party believes that the purpose and curriculum of the W. E, B. must be unequivocally working class in character, so as to mobilize the workers spiritually against their capitalist enemies. The Workers Party is opposed to the policy adopted by the labor bu- reaucrats of excluding workers’ study groups from affiliating with the W. E. B. and calls upon all to see that the doors of the W. E. B, are open to all working class groups, aiming to dis- seminating working class education. The open reactionary course of the imperialists of America and their la- bor lieutenants calls for the unity of all workers in an educational policy which will raise the fighting morale, the understanding, the confidence and the will to action of the great body of American workers. Klan Is Iasure as 200 Illinois Towns Elect City Tickets SPRINGFIELD, I, April 22.—Sev- eral hundred Mlinois towns elected mayors and voted on municipal issues thruout the state. The ku klux klan was an issue in many towns. In Herrin the antj-klan forces won, de- spite bombing of homes previous to the election by the klan forces, Sixty two mayors in Cook County were elected. In Des Plaines, the ku klux klan burned fifty crosses thruout the town, in celebration of the election of their candidate as mayor, In Belvedere the ku klux klan forces also won by a small margin, vention. ever before. be noticed. league. cago shops where two or more league comrades are working. City executive members and other active and responsible comrades have been assigned to each nucleus to of- ficially establish them, to arrange for a definite meeting time and place and to lay out a plan of activity for each. The make up of our membership at the present time is indeed very en- cent engaged in the clothing indus- try, 82 per cent in mail order houses and department stores, etc. This large percentage is due to the campaigns mainder is divided almost equally among metal trades, building trade’ leather workers, food workers, print- ing trade workers. Unemployed form a very small percentage and only 8 per cent are students, With the organfzation of working Pullman and South Chicago and with territory, the percentage of members higher, The branch committees were urged tion of all possible nu within their territory, so that as quickly as pos- sible, the working area branches may cease to exist and nuclei branches take their place, On the trade union economic activ- ity, Comrade Harvey reported of hold. ing two industry group meetings thus far, one of mail order house and department store workers and an- other in the clothing trades, Commit. tee was elected to supervise the work of the branches tn the mailorder houses and department stores to seo Typos in Capital Nominate. WASHINGTON, April 22.—Hugene F. Smith, incumbent, and B, W. Morcock, repr¢énting the “regular” and “progressiye’ groups respectively, have been nomjnated for president of Columbia ical Union No, The dues payment are becoming more regular, branches are clearing up their debts to the city office. The Chicago league leads the whole coun- try in the sub campaign, some 120 subs have already been turned in, literature sales have increased consi- derably since the Young Worker is coming out weekly, all of the copies are now being sold and a greater percent- jage is being sold at the shops than A quiet, slow but definite growth and proletarianization of the league can Half of the executive committee are already workers from the shops and stores, the same with an even greater percentage of shop workers in the city central and all leading committees of the Chicago There are possibilities of immediate organization of nuclei in 15 large Chi- couraging with approximately 20 per carried on in this industry. The re-, area branches covering territories of the establishment of two nuclei in this and with the campaign which is being contemplated by the city executive in the heavier industry, in the heavy industry will be considerably to pay more attention to the organiza- AS WE SEE IT By T. J. OFLAHERTY. (Continued from page 1) prising that the capitalist press and the capitalist police in every large country in Europe shoukl be at the disposal of the Bulgar fascists. They are all in the same boat and show their fangs in the same way when cir- cumstances force them to extreme measures. The working class of the world could very quickly call a halt to the murder reign in Bulgaria, “eo ECRETARY of COMMERCE HOOV- ER, in an interview to a capital- ist reporter expressed his displeasure with the Soviet government over the arrest and imprisonment of several “workers” who accompanied the Am- erican Relief Expedition to Russia during the famine period. clares that they were not spies, and that even the Soviet government does not believe the - charges, preferred against them. Until those people are Teleased, says Hoover, there cannot be any talk of Soviet recognition. This is almost amusing. ae ‘OT so very long ago, one never heard of such trivial obstacles standing in the way of recognition. It was dictatorship, refusal to recog- nize the czar’s debts, Communist prop- aganda. Perhaps this is a nice way to break the ice. However, Hoover's protestations of innocence concerning his “workers” will be taken with a grain of salt by those who remember the boasts of his agent Gregory, who claims that the Soviet government of Hungary was overthrown by this very same Hoover by means of his re- lef organization. Subscribe for the DAILY WORKER! WORKERS ING WORKERS LEAGUE Y. W. L. MEMBERSHIP MEETING, LOCAL CHICAGO, PLANS INCREASE OF NUCLEI IN HEAVY INDUSTRY By VALERIA MELTZ. The membership meeting of the Young Workers League, Local Chicago, last night at the Greek Hall, 722 Blue Island Ave., was one! of the best attended, enthusiastic and constructive meetings ever held in Chicago, Comrade Natalia Gomez presided at the meeting.’ ‘The agenda of the city executive committee was read and accepted. Thé*report for the city executive committee was given by Comrade Meltz and in all its points showed improvement and increase in the activities, since the last city con- that the branches keep up the cam- paign, retain all the connections until the situation is more favorable to con- duct a-city wide campaign which will be started about June 1 and will lead up to a conference of all workers employed in this industry. In the clothing workers captains were elected for two Amalagamated locals, one international and milinery workers and instructed to immediate- ly call a meeting of all members in those locals, organize them into frac- tions and lay out a plan of work for them. Specific youth demands are be- ing worked out for the industry and thru the fractions the comrades will conduct a real fight for these issues. Comrade Mass reported on our work among the Negroes. Definite plans for work among the Negroes youth, elec- tion of a committee to take charge of the work in Chicago and activity for every branch in this phase of our work will be discussed more thorough- ly at the city central committee of the league which meets today. On the anti-militarist activity a committee is being proposed to the city central committee to take charge of this work and a mass meeting scheduled on anti-militarism, covering also the recent Hawaiian affair. Work among the Juniors and our sports activities were touched upon, comrades were urged to send in to the weekly Young Worker news of their shops for publication, announcements of activities were made, collection taken to pay the cost of the rent and the meeting adjourned at 10:30 p. m. Mexican Agricultural Workers Form a Union and Strike for Raise (Special to The Dally Worker.) MEXICO CITY, April 22.—Over a thousand farm hands in the state of Durango are on strike and ten planta- tions are tied up for lack of labor. The farm workers formed a union and demanded two pesos a day. When the demand was refused, they struck, de- stroying the agricultural machinery, Unless the strike is settled in a tew days cotton valued at several million dollars will be ruined, GET A SUB AND GIVE ONE! Cuban President NEW YORK, April 22, --General by Mayor Hylan, Hoover de- | Page Three MINE COMPANY STOPS WORKERS’ MOVING PICTURE But Finnish Reds Show I. W. A. Films (By |. W. A. Press Service.) Class control of the means of ex- pression is as important in the case of the moving pictures as it is in that of the press. A tale of two cities, and of two movie houses, in Pennsylvania, brings this to Nght. In Marianna the mine superintendent controls the only movie theater in town, and even tho it stands idle part of the time and can be rented for all sorts of ordinary occasions, the Com- mittee for International Workers’ Aid | found its contract for the showing of “The Beauty and the Bolshevik” can- celled just before the show. No amount of argument contd change that decision—this was a com- pany house and no labor pictures could be shown in it. Only a few miles away in Daisytown where our Finnish comrades control a fine movie house of their own, ag @ means of covering all their expenses on their Labor Temple. Several Pin- nish locals are building or rebuilding their headquarters on this basis. Here, naturally, any labor picture is sure of a screen, while the som- rades in charge are always glad to get tips on capitalist films that ought or ought not be run in labor houses. Every picture thus far put out by the International Workers’ Aid has been run at this theater and they ame al- ways on the lookout for more. “Poll- kushka” is being shown there on May 2. Five Pittsburgh Dates. There is a sudden spurt of movie activity in the Pittsburgh district, and the following five cities will have shows during the May Day season. East Pittsburgh, April 23, Turner Hall, Electric Ave. Pittsburgh, April 25, N. S. Carnegie Music Hall, Federal and Ohio Sts. MacDonald, April 28, Orpheum Theater. Bentleyville, May 1, Opera House. Dajsytown, May 2, Home Theater. The program in each case will con- sist of the Moscow Art Theater feat- ure, “Polikushka,” together with a two reel comedy, “Soldier Ivan’s Mir- acle,” and a one reel news film, “Len- in Memorial.” Mine Company Giving “Starvation” Cure to Force a Wage Cut BULGER, Pa.—t can let you know that the Bulger Block Coal company here has shut down its mine, and let the miners go some place else for work or to starve. They do not care for the workers. They just look for more profit. : The mine boss says that the com- pany cannot run the mine under the present union scale any more, and that is the reason why the mine shut down since March 27. The price of food has gone up and the company wants to cut the wage down to the 1917 scale. For six months last year the mine closed and lots of workers went in debt to the stores, some of them $200 and over, and they haven't paid them yet. But now the grocer says, “I cannot trust you any more. You owe me $200 already. If you want to get anything, pay for it in cash.” So the poor min- er goes home without any food to give his children. This is the way the min- ers live under this capitalist system, and yet they haven't recognized the need to change it. They won't yet read the DAILY WORKER or fight for their own liberty. The majority is still under the opium of religion and alcohol, they are poisoned by these things and the capitalist papers so much that they cannot see what's going on around them. Workers of capitalist American, join the Workers Party, the only revolu- tionary party of America, and read the DAILY WORKER, which will show you a way how to get free from Rail Union Officials Claim Small Raise Negotiations that threatened a year ago to involve 60,000 engineers and firemen in a strike on ninety western railroads, have been closed by the Brotherhood of Engineers and Fire- men and the Brotherhood of Locoma- tive Firemen and Enginemen on all except one of the western railroads involved. The exception is the Trin- ity & Brazos Valley. ‘The other railroads settled with the Brotherhoods on @ basis of a 5 per cent increase, with no changes in working rules, according to officials of the two unions, The rafiroads had insisted on drastic changes in the Sees Trast Heads Gerardo Machado, president-elect oo Cuba, met representatives of the sugar trust in thie city, i) owned sugar plantations in Cuba. General Machado will be officially ; regarding this system of slavery and starvation — and make a better world.—A. Zilich, ~ and Unchanged Rules | ray <